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Jason Biggs Photos by Kelley Van Dilla

JASON BIGGS
phil campbell

Jason Biggs may be best known for his indelible performance as Jim in the blockbuster teen comedy AMERICAN PIE, but this versatile actor has been performing for stage, screen, and television since he was five years old.A New Jersey native, Biggs appeared with Judd Hirsch on Broadway at the age of ... MORE »

Joel David Moore

JOEL DAVID MOORE
grant cogswell

Joel David Moore plays Grant Cogswell, the eccentric, passionate, monorail-obsessed idealist running for Seattle City Council in GRASSROOTS.In the few short years since he began acting for film and television, Moore has put together an amazing resume. From his quirky recurring roles on popular ... MORE »

Lauren Ambrose

LAUREN AMBROSE
emily

New Haven native Lauren Ambrose got her acting start in Off-Broadway theater, then picked up several supporting guest roles on the popular television crime drama LAW & ORDER. Her film debut came with a role as a student in the Kevin Kline comedy IN & OUT. Other early credits include Denise ... MORE »

Cedric

CEDRIC the ENTERTAINER
richard mciver

Cedric “The Entertainer” stars as Richard McIver, Grant Cogswell’s seemingly unbeatable political opponent, in GRASSROOTS. Best known for crowd-pleasing roles in such hits as BARBERSHOP, BE COOL with John Travolta, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY with George Clooney, and the Spike Lee documentary THE ... MORE »

Cobie Smulders

COBIE SMULDERS
clair

After an early career as a teen model, Canadian-born Cobie Smulders broke into series television with roles on SMALLVILLE, ANDROMEDA, and VERITAS: THE QUEST. She soon picked up a recurring part on THE L WORD, playing Jennifer Beals’ love interest.Cobie currently stars in the popular, long-running ... MORE »

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CHRISTOPHER McDONALD
tripp

Christopher McDonald is an accomplished veteran actor with dozens of stage, screen, and television credits in everything from THELMA AND LOUISE to THE SOPRANOS to QUIZ SHOW and GREASE 2. His hilarious, deadpan comic turn as pro golfer Shooter McGavin in the Adam Sandler comedy HAPPY GILMORE is a ... MORE »

Tom Arnold

TOM ARNOLD
tommy

Tom Arnold began his career in comedy at the University of Iowa before moving to Minneapolis, where he won the Minneapolis Comedy Competition in 1988. He then moved to Los Angeles to write on the highly successful sitcom ROSEANNE, following that up with his own HBO special TOM ARNOLD: THE NAKED ... MORE »

Emily Bergl

EMILY BERGL
theresa glendon

Emily Bergl is a versatile veteran of stage and screen; her career spans film, television, and theater. She won the FANY award for Best Broadway Debut for her performance in THE LION IN WINTER opposite Laurence Fishburne and Stockard Channing. An eclectic variety of television roles soon followed, ... MORE »

DC2

DC PIERSON
wayne

Actor-writer-comedian DC PIERSON is known for his work with the Derrick Comedy ensemble, creators of a number of hugely popular YouTube videos.DC also co-wrote and starred in the comedy MYSTERY TEAM, about a trio of dorky former child detectives sleuthing their way ineptly through a murder mystery ... MORE »

Todd Stashwick (Photo by Bjoern Kommerell)

TODD STASHWICK
nick ricochet

Todd Stashwick was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. Soon after graduating from Illinois State University, he began performing at local improvisational theaters and was quickly hired to tour with the legendary improv comedy troupe The Second City.He soon moved into ... MORE »